This is, quite possibly, thee coolest thing to happen around here lately. Our Century Plant has sent up a flower stalk which will be the once-in-a-lifetime bloom for this plant!
Century Plants are Agave, and typically live to be between 10-25 years. It’s called a Century Plant because it takes a long time to bloom (though not 100 years like the name suggests). Sadly, after Century Plants flower the parent plant dies.
What you see in the picture a magnificent finale, shooting an asparagus-looking flower stalk high into the air. Our manager, Rhonda, noticed the stalk when she was about to close the shade cloth in the greenhouse. As of Saturday, August 1st the stalk has reached 8.5′ and appears to be growing at full speed!!! We’ve relocated our century plant inside our gift shop so we can monitor how tall it grows.
The public is welcome to view our century plant during normal business hours. You can share your Century Plant selfies with us by emailing marketing@WRFnursery.com or tagging us on Instagram or Facebook!
